Mount Vernon Arsenal

Historical marker location:

Mt. Vernon, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Superintendents Drive and Coy Smith Highway (Alabama Route 96), on the right when traveling west on Superintendents Drive.)

Mount Vernon History Trail.

The city of Huntsville, Alabama played a key role in the United States space program during the Cold War. The Redstone Arsenal, located in Huntsville, was the site of the development of the first ballistic missile, and later became the center of the U.S. Army's missile and rocket programs.